JAX® NOTES issue 515, Fall 2009
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In this issue...
New Array Can Give Detailed Genetic Profile of Any Mouse
Containing approximately 7,000,000 probes on a silicon wafer about a half inch square, the Mouse Diversity Genotyping Array is the most advanced high-density mouse genome-wide profiling array available.
Four New JAX® mES Cell Lines Now Available
Save time and resources. Use mouse embryonic stem cells from JAX. JAX® mES lines are now available from seven strains.
Newly Available JAX® Mice Strains
Partial listing of Newly Available JAX® Mice Strains
New JAX® Mice for Parkinson's Disease Research
Advances in genetic engineering are rapidly increasing the number of Parkinson's disease (PD) mouse models that faithfully recapitulate the human disease process.
JAX to Develop New Mouse Models for Stem Cell Research
Because of their unique capacity to develop into any cell type in the body, stem cells have tremendous potential for treating human diseases. However, before stem cell therapies are used in humans, their efficacy and safety must be tested in appropriate animal models.
Mouse Cryopreservation Gaining in Popularity
The number of researchers realizing the many advantages of cryopreserving mouse strains is rising rapidly. To date, JAX has cryopreserved nearly 10,000 strains—some for internal investigators, some for external investigators, and some for distribution as JAX® Strains.
Bacterial Product Extends Mouse Life Spans
Research results by a collaborative team led by Jackson Laboratory Professor David Harrison, Ph.D., are receiving worldwide attention.
JAX Scientists Discover Key Neurodevelopment Mutation
Professor Robert W. Burgess, Ph.D, has been a principal investigator at The Jackson Laboratory since 2001. His research program is designed primarily to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the formation and maintenance of synaptic connections in the developing nervous system.
